Week 5 Saints (4-0) @ Bears (3-1) Noon CT Fox/780

[Guest]

Well, that score certainly makes the Earl Bennett drop and settling for a FG in the third quarter all the more frustrating.

[Butterscup1679666578]

When is the last time the Bears successfully recovered an onside kick? Gould is now 0-11 in his career and I don't recall the last time the Bears have even be close to recovering one.

 

http://youtu.be/wh-IztpdQes?t=45m16s

[Splendid Splinter]

If the Bears hold them, they will punt to Hester right?

3x40 seconds=2 minutes. They'll be lucky to see a punt

 

 

Only 2 plays since it's 2nd down and clock stopped so they should see a punt.

[Wilson A2000]

If the Bears hold them, they will punt to Hester right?

3x40 seconds=2 minutes. They'll be lucky to see a punt

 

Right

[Guest]

Oh, thank goodness they're not going for it.

[Butterscup1679666578]

nice [expletive] urgency

[Wilson A2000]

Way to rush up the line to spike the ball idiots

[Guest]

Well, Alshon got his 200+.

[UMFan83]

When is the last time the Bears successfully recovered an onside kick? Gould is now 0-11 in his career and I don't recall the last time the Bears have even be close to recovering one.

 

http://youtu.be/wh-IztpdQes?t=45m16s

 

is that the last one? definitely the last one I remember.

 

Cutler with some interesting decisions in terms of passing short on plays. Right before the halftime he passes down to the 20 yard line on the last play of the half, then right there right in the middle of the field. You cannot make that throw...id rather him throw into triple coverage around the sidelines than find someone over the middle. Throwing into triple coverage gives you a small percentage chance to win, throwing over the middle there with no one to lateral to and no chance of getting to the sidelines takes your chance of winning from 1% to 0%

[treebird]

i don't understand how it could possibly be so difficult to get to the line and spike the ball there. no one should even have to look at cutler. ball caught in bounds = run to new line of scrimmage and wait for spike.

[Wilson A2000]

Well, Alshon got his 200+.

 

Helped my fantasy team with that last catch. He's playing at a Pro-Bowl level right now. The scouts said he didn't have good NFL speed. Speed isn't everything.

[Wilson A2000]

i don't understand how it could possibly be so difficult to get to the line and spike the ball there. no one should even have to look at cutler. ball caught in bounds = run to new line of scrimmage and wait for spike.

 

This team has made a ton of dumb penalties this year. Wasted timeout are really hurting too.

[UMFan83]

Earl's drop probably didn't cost us in the end, if everything else had played out the same. Even if the Bears score a TD on that possession, its 23-17. The Saints get the ball, Briggs commits his dumb penalty which leads to a Saints FG its 26-17, the Bears go down and score and kick the XP its 26-24 so the Bears still need to recover an onside kick.

 

Briggs' penalty was absolutely killer. Led to 3 Saints points and took off ~3 more minutes of clock.

[UMFan83]

NFC North

 

Lions 3-2

Bears 3-2

Packers 2-2

Vikings 1-3

 

Pretty much the Packers are going to win the North again, probably at something like 11-5, the Lions and Bears will fight for a wild card at around 9-7

[Soul]

I don't know man, that drop was terrible. Don't know what might have happened if the Bears score there. I'm not going to blame the loss on one play but we can't have that.

[SouthSideRyan]

When is the last time the Bears successfully recovered an onside kick? Gould is now 0-11 in his career and I don't recall the last time the Bears have even be close to recovering one.

 

http://youtu.be/wh-IztpdQes?t=45m16s

 

lol at those WRs David Terrell, D'Wayne Bates, Dez White

[Guest]

i don't understand how it could possibly be so difficult to get to the line and spike the ball there. no one should even have to look at cutler. ball caught in bounds = run to new line of scrimmage and wait for spike.

 

This team has made a ton of dumb penalties this year. Wasted timeout are really hurting too.

 

A - They have?

 

B - What the [expletive] does that have to do with his post?

[Guest]

When is the last time the Bears successfully recovered an onside kick? Gould is now 0-11 in his career and I don't recall the last time the Bears have even be close to recovering one.

 

Robbie is bad at them, but the new rules aren't going to help make that any better.

[Wilson A2000]

i don't understand how it could possibly be so difficult to get to the line and spike the ball there. no one should even have to look at cutler. ball caught in bounds = run to new line of scrimmage and wait for spike.

 

This team has made a ton of dumb penalties this year. Wasted timeout are really hurting too.

 

A - They have?

 

B - What the [expletive] does that have to do with his post?

 

Yes they have had some dumb penalties. From today's game Weems' personal foul is one and Briggs' play on 4th and a yard was another. The Bears were forced to take a timeout late in the game because they didn't have the right personnel in if I remember correctly (right before the Earl Bennett drop). That timeout could have resulted in a hail Mary at the end of the game.

[Old Style]

I don't know man, that drop was terrible. Don't know what might have happened if the Bears score there. I'm not going to blame the loss on one play but we can't have that.

EB dropped two [expletive] passes in a row that hit him in the hands.

[UMFan83]

i don't understand how it could possibly be so difficult to get to the line and spike the ball there. no one should even have to look at cutler. ball caught in bounds = run to new line of scrimmage and wait for spike.

 

This team has made a ton of dumb penalties this year. Wasted timeout are really hurting too.

 

A - They have?

 

B - What the [expletive] does that have to do with his post?

 

Yes they have had some dumb penalties. From today's game Weems' personal foul is one and Briggs' play on 4th and a yard was another. The Bears were forced to take a timeout late in the game because they didn't have the right personnel in if I remember correctly (right before the Earl Bennett drop). That timeout could have resulted in a hail Mary at the end of the game.

 

Every team takes dumb penalties over the course of a season. I don't think the Bears take any more than other teams. I'm not saying they are excusable, but they don't set us apart from any other teams in the league IMO.

[jersey cubs fan]

Every team takes dumb penalties over the course of a season. I don't think the Bears take any more than other teams. I'm not saying they are excusable, but they don't set us apart from any other teams in the league IMO.

 

I would say they do more dumb things than the good teams do. Although that's quite hard to measure.

 

There's just a whole heck of a lot separating the Bears from the teams at the top.

[Soul]

Yeah, the Bears can make up for their deficiencies on a good day -- when they're getting turnovers, putting together a few good drives, etc.

 

But I think it's clear, against the good teams, without those game changers -- they're just an average football team that can't match up with the better teams.

[Banedon]

Every team takes dumb penalties over the course of a season. I don't think the Bears take any more than other teams. I'm not saying they are excusable, but they don't set us apart from any other teams in the league IMO.

 

I would say they do more dumb things than the good teams do. Although that's quite hard to measure.

 

There's just a whole heck of a lot separating the Bears from the teams at the top.

 

Definitely. The Bears aren't a finished product. They're good enough to possibly make the playoffs, and maybe win a game or two with a bit of luck and the right matchups. They're a massive long shot to do more than that unless there's some crazy improvement over the course of the season.

 

I think the defensive line injuries and ineffectiveness is going to be it's achilles heel for the rest of the season.

[jersey cubs fan]

Every team takes dumb penalties over the course of a season. I don't think the Bears take any more than other teams. I'm not saying they are excusable, but they don't set us apart from any other teams in the league IMO.

 

I would say they do more dumb things than the good teams do. Although that's quite hard to measure.

 

There's just a whole heck of a lot separating the Bears from the teams at the top.

 

Definitely. The Bears aren't a finished product. They're good enough to possibly make the playoffs, and maybe win a game or two with a bit of luck and the right matchups. They're a massive long shot to do more than that unless there's some crazy improvement over the course of the season.

 

I think the defensive line injuries and ineffectiveness is going to be it's achilles heel for the rest of the season.

 

They have to hope that the offense is going to keep getting better the more it plays under this system (it would help if Forte and the receivers learned to catch balls), because this defense stinks and is probably only going to get worse.

 

They pretty much have to win the division so they can host a first round playoff game and have a chance at winning. Although maybe being the best WC team will be give them a shot at the crappy eastern division winner on the road.